---
title: "init(contentsOfFile:usedEncoding:)"
framework: swift
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
path: "swift/string/init(contentsoffile:usedencoding:)"
---

# init(contentsOfFile:usedEncoding:)

Produces a string created by reading data from the file at a given path and returns by reference the encoding used to interpret the file.

## Declaration

```swift
init(contentsOfFile path: String, usedEncoding: inout String.Encoding) throws
```

## See Also

### Creating a String from a File or URL

- [init(contentsOf:)](swift/string/init(contentsof:).md)
- [init(contentsOf:encoding:)](swift/string/init(contentsof:encoding:).md)
- [init(contentsOf:usedEncoding:)](swift/string/init(contentsof:usedencoding:).md)
- [init(contentsOfFile:)](swift/string/init(contentsoffile:).md)
- [init(contentsOfFile:encoding:)](swift/string/init(contentsoffile:encoding:).md)